Is This Where We Are Now? As of this writing, Election Day has not yet happened and I hope by Thursday’s distribution of the paper we have some results. Are votes still being counted? Who won the presidency? How did the statewide measures do? I am curious yet apprehensive about what is going to happen […]
Skinheads Deface Montrose in 1988 The Montrose Shopping Park is a beautiful oasis in a crazy world. Its tree-lined streets evoke a classic hometown feel. We know Montrose as a quiet and gentle place where nothing bad ever happens. But in 1988, a little bit of ugliness visited Montrose. On Tuesday morning after a Memorial […]
Spirited Times at the Verdugo Hills Cemetery Jen hopped into her car and began thumbing through her collection of CDs, mumbling aloud as she went – “The Faint, Joy Division, The Cure.” She popped open the yellow Sony Discman prominently Velcroed to the dashboard and loaded it. By the time the downbeat of “Just Like […]
It was great to celebrate Imagine A Day Without Water a few weekends ago. The mobile water tank in partnership with LA County Fire and Glendale Fire departments will drastically augment firefighting capabilities. Our community and beyond out to Pasadena, Burbank and the northern portions of Los Angeles will benefit from firefighting aircraft to reduce […]
Just read all you do for vets. I’m a vet – WW II 412th inf. 2nd battalion, I&R and A&P – who was loaned to Patton to help contain the Battle of the Bulge. I was stationed at Dachau for a week so got to see some nasty things. My introduction to combat was to […]
October 21,2024 Good afternoon Supervisor Kathryn Barger, This is Cliff Jones, former general manager of Gopher Construction Co. We have met in the past at your office to work out some difficult issues. Yesterday, my wife and I, and a huge number of our neighbors, experienced something that I thought you should know about. Earlier […]
Was Montrose Really Laid Out in the Pattern of a Rose? As I noted in previous columns, 12 years ago, when I wrote my book “Montrose,” there were three questions that remained unanswered when I submitted it to the publisher. In June of this year, I gave a presentation to the Historical Society of the […]
The Possibility of a ‘Bloodbath’ In spite of the state budget deficit of $46 billion (or $73 billion according to the legislative analyst), homeowners and renters alike face a virtual bloodbath if most or all of the bond and tax measures pass in November. Prospective charges on the communal credit card include county Measure A to […]
Airlines Offer Military Perks and Discounts By Tim Kinsella I served for 33 years in the United States military. As the former commanding officer of the Navy’s largest aviation training installation at Naval Air Station Pensacola, I know firsthand the deep relationships between military aviation and our airline industry. The airline industry has been […]
It Has Been My Honor. Thank You. 2024 marks my last year in the California Legislature. I have never taken for granted the trust of my community. For the last eight years, I have fought hard to improve the lives of my constituents in real, tangible ways. I’m excited for what 2025 will bring, for […]